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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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